Wal-Mart said to stop selling VHS

SiNXation 06-21-2005

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, plans to follow the lead of other big electronics sellers and exit the VHS business by early 2006, according to a report Sunday. VHS tapes will still be available through the 2005 holiday season, but will disappear from Wal-Mart shelves sometime soon after February, said the Hollywood Reporter, citing industry sources familiar with the matter.

Wal-Mart representatives could not immediately be reached for comment. The move comes after an announcement from Target that it will phase out VHS sales by September. Best Buy and Circuit City no longer sell VHS tapes, according to the report.

Hsoolien

I don't blame them, they take more space up, weigh more and sell for less, I imagine the profit margin on them is smaller as well. My Video rental store is phasing them out, most of the newest movies can only be rented on DVD, even if there are VHS verisons available...

prfreak

people better buy up... still come in handy if you want to record a show on tv that you will be missing.. other than that no use..

Hsoolien

Is there really anything on TV these days that you can't misss so much you need to record it though? I mean really, I have not watched television for some time...

Kittykat

well its a good thing that they are getting rid of vhs cuz not most people buy tapes anymore. they just taking up space on the shelves. i still got my vhs and it stills works pretty good, so i aint trippin over losing vhs. i agree with hso. tapes weigh more and take up more space.

Pussy

To me they just getting rid of most of theire stuff to make us buy more expensive stuff also becuase they just following the other companies. And now we all have to get our grandparents to start using DVD players and tivo's if they want to be able to do the same thing.

Hsoolien

It's no different really then the move from cassete tape to CD..., thoughat least you can still pick up vinyl if your into that

Chun-Li

You can? There very few stores I've seen thaat still have records but that's been awhile since the last time I've seen one that actually carried them. n a few years we all going to sound very old. Talking to little kids about the days of VHS.